Ephesians 5:23

“For the husband is the head of the wife, &c.] (See Gill on “<461103>1 Corinthians 11:3”). Even as Christ is the head of the church; all the elect; (see Gill on “<490122>Ephesians 1:22”). And he is the Saviour of the body; not “of our body”, as the Ethiopic version reads, of that part of man, which is called the body; though that indeed is redeemed and saved by Christ, as well as the soul; but “of his body”, as the Vulgate Latin version reads; that is, of the church, which is his body; (see <490123>Ephesians 1:23); of which he is the Saviour; he provides everything for it, preserves and protects it, and has wrought out salvation for it, which every member of it partakes of.”

“(Co1 11:3.) even as--Greek, "as also." and he is--The oldest manuscripts read, "Himself (being) Saviour," omitting "and," and "is." In Christ's case, the Headship is united with, nay gained by, His having SAVED the body in the process of redemption; so that (Paul implies) I am not alleging Christ's Headship as one entirely identical with that other, for He has a claim to it, and office in it, peculiar to Himself [ALFORD]. The husband is not saviour of the wife, in which particular Christ excels; hence, "But" (Eph 5:24) follows [BENGEL].”

“For the husband is the head of the wife - see the notes on 1 Corinthians 11:3. As Christ is the head of the church - As Christ rules over the church, and has a right to direct and control it. And he is the Saviour of the body - That is, of the church, represented as “his body;” see notes, Ephesians 1:23. The idea here seems to be, that as Christ gave himself to save his body, the church; as he practiced self-denial and made it an object of intense solicitude to preserve that church, so ought the husband to manifest a similar solicitude to make his wife happy, and to save her from want, affliction, and pain. He ought to regard himself as her natural protector; as bound to anticipate and…”

“The head - The governor, guide, and guardian of the wife. And he is the Saviour of the body - The church, from all sin and misery. Ephesians 5:24”

“5:23-24 a husband is the head of his wife: To be the head is to have authority (see 1 Cor 11:3). • Christ is the head of the church: See Eph 1:22; 4:15; Col 1:18; 2:10, 19.”

“husband: Co1 11:3-10 even: Eph 1:22, Eph 1:23, Eph 4:15; Col 1:18 he: Eph 5:25, Eph 5:26; Act 20:28; Th1 1:10; Rev 5:9 Ephesians 5:24”